How to resolve Sprinto check for monitoring GCP SQL memory utilization
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Sprinto Check: GCP Cloud SQL memory utilization should be monitored
Monitoring the memory utilization of your Google Cloud SQL Database is crucial for maintaining optimal performance and ensuring the efficient operation of your database. Sprinto offers a straightforward process to set up an alert for actively monitoring SQL memory utilization.
Purpose
The purpose of the Sprinto check for Google Cloud SQL Memory Utilization is to actively monitor and alert on the memory usage of your SQL database. This monitoring helps you:
Database Performance: Ensure optimal performance by tracking memory utilization and identifying potential bottlenecks.
Resource Management: Proactively manage database resources by receiving alerts if memory utilization exceeds defined thresholds.
Prevent Downtime: Detect and address memory-related issues promptly to prevent downtime and maintain database availability.
How to Configure
To set up an alert for monitoring Google Cloud SQL Memory Utilization, follow these steps within the GCP console:
Video Guide:
Before you Begin
Ensure you have the necessary permissions to create alerts on Google Cloud.
Log in to Sprinto as an administrator.
Configuring Alert
Log in to the GCP console using your credentials.
In the global search bar, type Alerting and click on Alerting in the results.
On the Alerting page, click Create Policy to initiate the alert policy creation process.
Under the new condition, click Select a Metric.
Search for Cloud SQL Database in the dropdown.
Navigate to Cloud SQL Database Instance > Database, select the Memory Utilization metric, and click Apply.
Click Next to proceed with the alert policy configuration.
Enter a Threshold value and make any other changes as per your requirements.
Click Next to move forward in the setup process.
Choose a notification channel, if already set up, and select the incident auto-closure time period.
Scroll to the bottom and add an appropriate Alert Policy name.
Click Create Policy to finalize the alert policy.
Once the alert is created, Sprinto retrieves the changes, and the Google Cloud SQL Memory Utilization check status is updated to "Passing."
For additional assistance with the Sprinto check, please get in touch with Sprinto Support.